FAB Cover: Nicki Minaj cover Marie Claire

Nicki Minaj exudes sophisticated sex appeal in a tartan Fausto Puglisi dress on the cover of the August issue of Marie Claire magazine – miles away from her Elle cover earlier this year (Meanwhile, is she becoming the cover girl du jour or what?). Inside there is even edgier looks yet including one of the rapper sporting a faux-hawk and a skin tight LaQuan Smith catsuit.

The interview sees Nicki answering a number of questions ranging from “will you ever do a video with your real, beautiful hair?” to “who is your secret man?” — all inquires thought up by her nearly 17 million Twitter followers.

To read the full interview head over to Marie Claire and make sure to check out the video above for behind-the-scenes footage of Nicki’s shoot.